Industrial Technology, Law & Policy, Programs & Policy, Refrigeration
HFCs Banned in Certain Applications in NY Under New Policy
ammonia21.com, 10/12/2020. New York (U.S.) Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced on September 23 during Climate Week NYC 2020 that new regulations have been finalized to significantly reduce the use of HFCs in the state in the absence of federal regulations of the climate-warming gases. The New York regulations, originally proposed in 2018, will adopt 2015 and 2016 rules […]
Governor Cuomo, HFCs, New York, Policy, refrigeration, SNAP program
Industrial Technology, Process
Register for Our Next Webinar on Indoor Agriculture and Energy Efficiency
In our next webinar, Nick Collins will share insights on opportunities for cannabis cultivation facilities and the energy dynamics of grow rooms.
cannabis, indoor agriculture, marijuana growing industry, webinar, zondits webinar series
Industrial Technology, Refrigeration
Cold-SNAP: the Newest and Coolest Technology in Refrigeration
This article was originally published on coolingpost.com on May 10, 2020. USA: A Harvard University team has developed an indirect evaporative cooling system which can cool air without adding humidity at a fraction of the energy cost of traditional cooling units. Evaporative cooling is a well established technology which works well in a number of […]
air conditioning, Cold-SNAP, compressors, cooling, Harvard, refrigeration
Industrial Technology, Refrigeration
Rotary Compressor Design Seeks Pathway into Refrigeration
This article was published on coolingpost.com on April 26, 2020. UK: Buoyed by a further £720,000 of funding, an Edinburgh company has targeted the refrigeration industry as a potential market for its new design of rotary compressor. Vert Rotors is behind the development of a conical rotary compressor which is said to be capable of […]
conical, Edinburgh, refrigeration, rotary compressor, UK, Vert
Emerging Technology, Industrial Technology, Refrigeration
Study Verifies Savings for Viking Cold Thermal Energy Storage System
Viking Thermal Energy Storage System Demonstrates Savings in Study ACHR News, December 5, 2017 Viking Cold Solutions, a supplier of thermal energy storage systems, announced that a Southern California utility, along with an independent third party energy management firm, ASWB Engineering, completed a field demonstration study of the Viking Cold thermal energy storage (TES) system. […]
ASWB Engineering, California Energy Commission, refrigeration, Viking, Viking Cold Thermal Energy Storage System
Industrial Technology, Process
Carbon Dioxide Utilized in New Role in Chemical Industry
This article was originally published on processinddustryinformer.com on April 30, 2020. VTT and its business partners have launched a two-year project to develop a concept for a process to capture and utilise carbon dioxide. The aim is to utilise the carbon dioxide produced during bioenergy production as a raw material for specialty chemicals. As certain […]
bioenergy, carbon dioxide, chemical process, fossil fuels, process
Industrial Technology, Process
Ammonia Heat Pump Reduces Carbon Footprint for Irish Dairy
This article was originally published on ammonia21.com on 3/24/20. An ammonia (NH3) heat pump installed last year by Aurivo, Ireland’s second largest milk producer, has increased processing capacity by 80% while cutting its CO2 emissions by 80% by improving efficiency and downgrading oil-burning boilers. The heat pump, from GEA, is installed at the company’s Killygordon site, […]
ammonia, boilers, capacity, carbon footprint, dairy, heat pump, pasteurization, refrigeration
Industrial Technology, Process
Getting Technical with Industrial Process Heating
Written by Kevin Boyd, ERS When most of us head into an audit of an industrial manufacturing facility, there are plenty of systems that we’re comfortable analyzing and making recommendations for. Lighting, HVAC, motors, and compressed–air systems are all things that we keep an eye on, and this is for good reason: We have well-established, […]
carbon, gas, industrial, manufacturing process, Process heating, temperature
Energy Podlet, Industrial Technology, Interviews
Episode 3: Green Green – Growing Cannabis Indoors
Gita and Elihu speak with Nick Collins and Jesse Remillard, ERS, the energy efficiency of growing cannabis indoors.
cannabis, ERS, indoor agriculture, Jesse Remillard, marijuana growing industry, Nick Collins
Industrial Technology, Refrigeration
Tecumseh Reveals Soft Launch for Swap-Out Refrigeration System
This article was originally published on hydrocarbons21.com on October 22, 2019. U.S. manufacturer Tecumseh is pursuing a “soft launch” in North America of a propane (R290)-based packaged refrigeration unit for self-contained display cases that can be wholly detached for easier maintenance. Dubbed the “Complete Refrigeration System” (CRS) – also IntelliCool – the unit is being […]
compressors, condensing unit, CRS, refrigeration system, Tecumseh